12 Hours of Sebring

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The 12 Hours of Sebring is an annual motorsport endurance race held at Sebring Raceway, a former Air Force base in Sebring, Florida.

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History

The track opened in 1950 on an airfield and is a road racing course styled after those used in European Grand Prix motor racing. The race is now considered one of the premier endurance races in the United States and is famous for its "once around the clock" action, starting during the day and finishing at night. For many years Sebring was part of the World Sportscar Championship.

The race has a rich history, as legendary drivers such as Stirling Moss, Juan Manuel Fangio, Jacky Ickx, Briggs Cunningham, Lake Underwood, and Mario Andretti and manufacturers such as Ferrari, Porsche, BMW, Jaguar, Cunningham, and Ford have all been victorious.

Since the 24 Hours of Daytona are part of the Grand-Am only, the Sebring race is now the season opening event in the American Le Mans Series. It is known as an excellent preparation for the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans, as the track's extremely bumpy surface, combined with South Florida's perennial hot weather, is a true test of a car's reliability. In recent years, six overall victories have been achieved by the all-conquering Audi R8, one shy of the seven wins of the Porsche 935 since 1978.

The Event

Fans are allowed to camp inside the green of the race track, starting several days before the actual race. They can bear witness to many practice and qualification races, as well as a vintage race. There are several classes of tickets, anywhere from full-access to simply the (usually Saturday) actual race.

Within the track is a Midway, containing everything from souvenirs and official merchandise, to hot coffee and cold beer.

Recent results

In 2005, the Chevrolet Corvette C6R and Aston Martin DB9R made their race debut in the hotly contested GT1 class, with Aston Martin winning for the first time in 49 years at Sebring ahead of the two Corvettes. Corvette had dominated the class the past three years with its previous generation C5R.

The all-new Audi R10 TDI won the 2006 edition of the race, the car's first ever run in competition. The victory set the stage for an even more momentous win by the R10 in its next race, the Le Mans 24 Hours later in the year. The much-hyped Porsche RS Spyder campaigned by Penske Racing dropped to take 2nd place in its LMP2 class, behind the Intersport Lola car. The GT1 Corvette C6R team got their revenge against the Aston Martin, although the second Corvette came within 1/3 of a second of the podium in the closing laps of the race.

Overall Winners

The very first race on New Year's Eve of 1950 was won by Frits Koster and Ralph Deshon in a Crosley Hot Shot [1]

Year Drivers Car
1952 Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory H. Gray / Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory L. Kulok Frazer-Nash
1953 Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory P. Walters / Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory J. Fitch Cunningham C4R
1954 [[Image:Template:Country flag alias GBR22x20px}}|Great Britain]] Stirling Moss / Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory B. Lloyd Osca MT4
1955 [[Image:Template:Country flag alias GBR22x20px}}|Great Britain]] Mike Hawthorn / Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory P. Walters Jaguar D-Type
1956 [[Image:Template:Country flag alias ARG22x20px}}|Template:Country alias ARG]] Juan Manuel Fangio / Italy Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari 860
1957 France Jean Behra / [[Image:Template:Country flag alias ARG22x20px}}|Template:Country alias ARG]] Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 450S
1958 Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Phil Hill / [[Image:Template:Country flag alias GBR22x20px}}|Great Britain]] Peter Collins Ferrari 250
1959 Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Dan Gurney / Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Chuck Daigh / Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Phil Hill / Belgium Olivier Gendebien Ferrari 860
1960 [[Image:Template:Country flag alias DEU22x20px}}|Template:Country alias DEU]] Hans Herrmann / Belgium Olivier Gendebien Porsche 718
1961 Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Phil Hill / Belgium Olivier Gendebien Ferrari TR 250
1962 Sweden Jo Bonnier / Belgium Lucien Bianchi Ferrari TR 250
1963 [[Image:Template:Country flag alias GBR22x20px}}|Great Britain]] John Surtees / Italy Ludovico Scarfiotti Ferrari 250P
1964 [[Image:Template:Country flag alias GBR22x20px}}|Great Britain]] Mike Parkes / Italy Umberto Maglioli Ferrari 275P
1965 Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Jim Hall / Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Hap Sharp Chaparral 2
1966 Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Ken Miles / Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Lloyd Ruby Ford X1
1967 [[Image:Template:Country flag alias NZL22x20px}}|Template:Country alias NZL]] Bruce McLaren / Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Mario Andretti Ford Mk IV
1968 [[Image:Template:Country flag alias CHE22x20px}}|Template:Country alias CHE]] Jo Siffert / [[Image:Template:Country flag alias DEU22x20px}}|Template:Country alias DEU]] Hans Herrmann Porsche 907
1969 Belgium Jacky Ickx / [[Image:Template:Country flag alias GBR22x20px}}|Great Britain]] Jackie Oliver Ford GT40
1970 Italy Ignazio Giunti / Italy Nino Vaccarella / Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Mario Andretti Ferrari 512S
1971 [[Image:Template:Country flag alias GBR22x20px}}|Great Britain]] Vic Elford / France Gérard Larrousse Porsche 917K
1972 Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Mario Andretti / Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari 312PB
1973 Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Hurley Haywood / Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Peter H. Gregg / Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory D. Helmick Porsche 911
1974 No race
1975 [[Image:Template:Country flag alias GBR22x20px}}|Great Britain]] Brian Redman / [[Image:Template:Country flag alias AUS22x20px}}|Template:Country alias AUS]] Allan Moffat / Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Sam Posey / [[Image:Template:Country flag alias DEU22x20px}}|Template:Country alias DEU]] Hans-Joachim Stuck BMW 3.0 CSL
1976 Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Al Holbert / Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory M. Keyser Porsche 911
1977 Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory G. Dyer / Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory B. Frisselle Porsche 911
1978 [[Image:Template:Country flag alias GBR22x20px}}|Great Britain]] Brian Redman / Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory C. Mendez / Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory B. Garretson Porsche 935
1979 Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory B. Akin / Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory R. McFarlin / Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory R. Woods Porsche 935
1980 [[Image:Template:Country flag alias GBR22x20px}}|Great Britain]] John Fitzpatrick / Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Dick Barbour Porsche 935
1981 Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory B. Leven / Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Hurley Haywood / Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Al Holbert Porsche 935
1982 Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory John Paul, Sr. / Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory John Paul, Jr. Porsche 935
1983 Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory W. Baker / Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory J. Mullen / Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory K. Nierop Porsche 934
1984 [[Image:Template:Country flag alias COL22x20px}}|Template:Country alias COL]] M. de Narvaez / [[Image:Template:Country flag alias DEU22x20px}}|Template:Country alias DEU]] Hans Heyer / Sweden Stefan Johansson Porsche 935
1985 Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory A. J. Foyt / France Bob Wollek Porsche 962
1986 [[Image:Template:Country flag alias DEU22x20px}}|Template:Country alias DEU]] Hans-Joachim Stuck / Austria Jo Gartner / Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory B. Akin Porsche 962
1987 [[Image:Template:Country flag alias DEU22x20px}}|Template:Country alias DEU]] Jochen Mass / Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Bobby Rahal Porsche 962
1988 [[Image:Template:Country flag alias DEU22x20px}}|Template:Country alias DEU]] Klaus Ludwig / [[Image:Template:Country flag alias DEU22x20px}}|Template:Country alias DEU]] Hans-Joachim Stuck Porsche 962
1989 [[Image:Template:Country flag alias AUS22x20px}}|Template:Country alias AUS]] Geoff Brabham / Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Chip Robinson / Netherlands Arie Luyendyk Nissan GTP
1990 [[Image:Template:Country flag alias IRL22x20px}}|Template:Country alias IRL]] Derek Daly / Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory B. Earl Nissan GTP
1991 [[Image:Template:Country flag alias IRL22x20px}}|Template:Country alias IRL]] Derek Daly / [[Image:Template:Country flag alias AUS22x20px}}|Template:Country alias AUS]] Geoff Brabham / [[Image:Template:Country flag alias AUS22x20px}}|Template:Country alias AUS]] Gary Brabham Nissan NPT-90
1992 [[Image:Template:Country flag alias ARG22x20px}}|Template:Country alias ARG]] Juan Manuel Fangio II / [[Image:Template:Country flag alias GBR22x20px}}|Great Britain]] Andy Wallace Eagle Mk III
1993 [[Image:Template:Country flag alias ARG22x20px}}|Template:Country alias ARG]] Juan Manuel Fangio II / [[Image:Template:Country flag alias GBR22x20px}}|Great Britain]] Andy Wallace Eagle Mk III
1994 [[Image:Template:Country flag alias NZL22x20px}}|Template:Country alias NZL]] Steve Millen / Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Johnny O'Connell / Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory John Morton Nissan 300ZX
1995 Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Andy Evans / Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Fermín Velez / Belgium Eric van de Poele Ferrari 333 SP
1996 [[Image:Template:Country flag alias ZAF22x20px}}|Template:Country alias ZAF]] Wayne Taylor / Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Jim Pace / Belgium Eric van de Poele Riley & Scott Mk III
1997 Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Andy Evans / Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Fermín Velez / France Yannick Dalmas / Sweden Stefan Johansson Ferrari 333 SP
1998 Belgium Didier Theys / Italy Gianpiero Moretti / Italy Mauro Baldi Ferrari 333 SP
1999 [[Image:Template:Country flag alias DNK22x20px}}|Template:Country alias DNK]] Tom Kristensen / Finland JJ Lehto / [[Image:Template:Country flag alias DEU22x20px}}|Template:Country alias DEU]] Jörg Müller BMW V12 LMR
2000 [[Image:Template:Country flag alias DEU22x20px}}|Template:Country alias DEU]] Frank Biela / [[Image:Template:Country flag alias DNK22x20px}}|Template:Country alias DNK]] Tom Kristensen / Italy Emanuele Pirro Audi R8
2001 Italy Rinaldo Capello / Italy Michele Alboreto / France Laurent Aïello Audi R8
2002 Italy Rinaldo Capello / Italy Christian Pescatori / [[Image:Template:Country flag alias GBR22x20px}}|Great Britain]] Johnny Herbert Audi R8
2003 [[Image:Template:Country flag alias DEU22x20px}}|Template:Country alias DEU]] Frank Biela / [[Image:Template:Country flag alias DEU22x20px}}|Template:Country alias DEU]] Marco Werner / Austria Philipp Peter Audi R8
2004 [[Image:Template:Country flag alias GBR22x20px}}|Great Britain]] Allan McNish / [[Image:Template:Country flag alias DEU22x20px}}|Template:Country alias DEU]] Frank Biela / [[Image:Template:Country flag alias CHE22x20px}}|Template:Country alias CHE]] Pierre Kaffer Audi R8
2005 Finland JJ Lehto / [[Image:Template:Country flag alias DEU22x20px}}|Template:Country alias DEU]] Marco Werner / [[Image:Template:Country flag alias DNK22x20px}}|Template:Country alias DNK]] Tom Kristensen Audi R8
2006 [[Image:Template:Country flag alias DNK22x20px}}|Template:Country alias DNK]] Tom Kristensen / [[Image:Template:Country flag alias GBR22x20px}}|Great Britain]] Allan McNish / Italy Rinaldo Capello Audi R10 Diesel

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